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back to map	University of Vermont College mothers be careful here! Unusually high tuition (please protest at the Vermont legislature!) means that the UofV does not get a good rating from us. Watch high school loans here.* 194 South Prospect Street Burlington, VT 05401 802 656 3131 Admissions phone 802 656 3370 Financial aid phone: 802 656 3156 web: http://www.uvm.edu population: 8,784 students, 1,706 graduate students, 406 medical students Tuition: $10,748 instate $24,943 out of state (2008) Scholarships: University of Vermont at Burlington 100 Presidential awards of $2,500 100 Vermont scholar awards of $1,000- need Green and Gold Scholars Merit scholarships of full tuition Vermont scholars awards of $3,000 a year Vermont merit awards of full tuition Patrick Family Awards of $1,000 Comunity services awards of $1,250 Community service need based awards $3,000 Henderson Awards $1,000 (see below for more specific scholarship information) Housing: web: http://www.uvm.edu/~r/web/graduate_students/ County Apartments: 1 bedroom $645 2 bedroom $705 2 bedroom townhouse $790 Ethan Allen Apartments: (former military quarters built between 1895-1933) 11 buildings with 1-4 apartments each 2 bedroom $825 (heat included) 2 bedroom townhouse $875 (heat included) 3 bedroom townhouse $1175 (heat included Child Care: http://www.childcareresource.org Information here about the state of Vermont child care subsidy program back to map
back to map	*for more information go to advice page more specific scholarship information from the University of Vermont website: Ayling and Travelli Foundation Scholarships (FAFSA required) Recipients must be first generation Vermont Residents who have been admitted to the College of Arts and Sciences. Ayling and Travelli Scholars must also demonstrate significant financial need and academic merit. Ayling and Travelli Scholarships are renewable provided recipients make academic progress. Ayling and Travelli Scholars receive annual scholarship amounts commensurate with financial need and academic merit. The scholarships typically replace need-based student loan borrowing. Especially good award for single moms returning to college:Bernard Osher Foundation Reentry Scholarship (Osher Scholarship Application required3) For students seeking their degree after a significant break in their studies. Awards are generally $2000 for the academic year. C. V. Starr Scholarship (FAFSA required) A merit-based scholarship offered to entering first-year applicants based upon superior academic performance in high school. A minimum 3.0 cumulative grade point average and enrollment in twelve or more credits per semester is required for renewal. Recipients are selected based upon materials presented in the UVM Admissions application including essays, recommendations, standardized testing and high school transcript. C. V. Starr Scholars receive a merit-based award of $3,000 annually. Gerald Levin Scholarship Entering first year applicants from metropolitan areas of Philadelphia, New York City, Northern New Jersey and Boston are eligible. Students selected as Levin Scholars demonstrate financial need, superior academic merit and a commitment to issues of social justice and diversity. The Levin Scholarship offers a limited number of four-year $10,000 per year scholarships. L. Richard Fisher Scholarship Fund First consideration will be given to graduates of Hazen Union High School in Hardwick, Vermont who demonstrate strong academic merit. Residents of the Northeast Kingdom who are interested in pursuing a major with the College of Engineering at the University of Vermont may also be considered. Graduates of Hazen Union who do not demonstrate financial need may also be considered for this award; priority funding will go to Hazen Union graduates who have been admitted to an engineering major. Leroy Ingalls 4-H Scholarship (Leroy Ingalls Scholarship Application Required4) For current University of Vermont students with "outstanding merit in character and 4-H club record and scholastic attainment in college." The 4-H experience may come from Vermont or any other state. The award is available every academic year and will be granted in the second semester, and the amount available will vary each year. For questions, please contact Extension at (802) 656-0311. back to map
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